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Male breast cancer (MBC) is an infrequent and uncommon condition. It accounts 1% than other cancer diagnosed in men. The rationale for low incidence among men is due to difference in hormonal environment and relatively poor breast tissue count in men. The disease is also diagnosed at later stages because of lack of awareness. In Asia most of the males hide about this disease due to social psychology. There is limited literature and published data on MBC due to low incidence of disease. This review deals with etiology, pathology, risk factors, treatment and psychological trauma in MBC patients. While in both genders breast carcinomas share similar features, significant variations exist. Most studies are very limited on the men with breast cancer. Therefore, most evidence on male breast cancer is extracted from female research. However, we will learn more about them when a lot of these little studies on male breast cancer are put together. This review stresses on the occurrence, etiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, pathology, survival and MBC-related prognostic factors.